ASTONISHING #6 * CGC 5.5 * Crab-Clawed Cultists

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Title: ASTONISHING No. 6
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Publisher:Atlas [Indicia: 20th Century Comic Corp.]
Date Published: October, 1951
Description: CGC certified: Fine- (5.5). Off-white to white pages. Grader notes: Light creasing to cover; moderate bends to cover; moderate foxing to cover; moderate spine stress lines to cover; moderate staining to cover. Note: Minor surface marks to slab.

GPAnalysis: A 5.5 sold for $961 in 10/23.

Credits: Cover: Carl Burgos? Scripts: Bill Everett? Art: Bill Everett, Bill La Cava.Glass-Casket Gal Meets Crab-Clawed Cultists: A crab-clawed, purple-clad priestess presides over a blonde cutie in a crystal-clear casket, as goons prepare to plunge her into a swirling maelstrom – a bizarre image calculated to attract eyeballs at cluttered newsstands.______________________________________________________________

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